Complimentary use of lunchroom (please request when booking your trip).

$8 per student for groups under 20. $7 per student for groups over 20.

Mandatory Ratio of one free adult for every 6 students. Teachers are included in this ratio of free adults. In the event your group can not bring the required number of chaperones, you will be charged a $25 Chaperone Fee for groups Under 50 or a $50 Chaperone Fee for groups Over 50.

We recommend a 1 to 1 ratio for 3 Years old and younger. We also recommend a 1 to 4 ratio for 4 Years old to 6 Years old.

Groups over 20 students*: $9 to $11 each depending on the class selected with one free adult for every 6 students. Teachers are included in this ratio of free adults. Additional adults are welcome at the student rate.

*Please note that the classroom can accommodate 25 students per session. Larger groups will require more than one session.

Boxed lunches now available! Make it easy and fun for all. Subway boxed lunches include a 6" sub with chips, a cookie and bottled water for only $5.00 Be sure to let us know how many to include with your group.

A non-refundable payment of 50% is due at least 3 weeks prior to secure your field trip. The remaining balance may be paid prior to or on the day of the field trip.

We require either a 50% non-refundable deposit or a credit card to reserve the requested date. If the field trip is cancelled or we do not receive the deposit 3 weeks before the field trip date, the credit card will be charged a $50 cancellation fee.

Field trips are available Tuesday through Friday, during Museum hours 10 am to 3 pm. Reservations are requested at least 3-4 weeks in advance.

Additional students and/or chaperones are welcome and will be charged admission at the time of arrival. To best serve you, please have an accurate count of the attendees.

Note: Online reservations do not guarantee the requested date or program. Confirmation is sent via email to the email contact provided.

DISCOVERY DAY LAB & DEMO TOPICS

(All topics are available as a lab)

Level 1 Topics

$9/ Person (1 Free Adult/6 Students)

$180 for Groups 20 & Under

(Includes 2 Free Adults)

Discovery DEMO

30 Minute Demonstration

$7 Per Student Plus

$50 1-49 Students

Additional Demos +$40

Grade Levels

Discovering Dinosaurs

Students learn about what a dinosaur is and how to classify them – from the mighty meat eaters to the humble herbivores. Students learn about where dinosaurs fall on the long time line of the earth in relation to humans as well as how fossils are formed. Students will engage with the presentation through hands on experiences with dinosaur fossils and artifacts.

DEMO

K – 2nd

Electricity and Magnets Explore the interconnected relationship between electricity and magnets. See how we can create lightning with a Tesla coil. Learn about Lenz's Law, conductivity and static and current electricity through experiments such as our famous electric pickle or the Van De Graff generator.

DEMO

Lab: 2nd-8th

Demo K - 8th

The Buzz About Bees

Explores bees as an insect and review what makes an insect an insect, bee biology, role in our food chain, the problems they are facing and things individuals like the students can do to help. Includes a genuine Bee Hive to see all of the parts, bees wax comb, pollen, frame of honey, and live bees (after March 15 depending on weather) in a safe observation hive.

DEMO

K- Highschool

Science of Sound Investigate scientific principles like pitch, amplitude, and frequency and how they affect sound. Understand how the human ear works and how to protect our sense of hearing. Discover the answer to the big question if sound travels better in a solid liquid or gas through 9 hands on stations.

This is an explosive and chemically reactive experience where students will learn about different types of reactions including combustion, exothermic and endothermic. Students will learn about polymers and one lucky student will take home the polymer muffin. States of matter and the difference between acids and bases will also be explored. For Discovery Labs we will add a hands on experience where the students will classify mysterious household substances.

DEMO

3rd - 8th

Insects

What is an insect? Students will discuss the differences between insects and arachnids. A brief introduction of how scientists communicate through scientific naming will be covered with older students. Students will create their own compound eye to take home and will also get to explore the external anatomy of real preserved grasshoppers.

N/A

K - 4th

Designed to Fly

Please note that to ensure a great learning experience the class is strictly limited to 20 students per class

Based on lessons from NASA and the Children's Museum of Indianapolis, this class introduces students to the science of flight. They will learn that air is matter, how to perform a fair drop test, how to make Leonardo da Vinci's parachute and create a design to test in the vertical wind tunnel. Students will get to take their designs home.

N/A

3rd - 8th

Level 3 Topics

$11/ Person (1 Free Adult/6 Students)

$220 for Groups 20 & Under

(Includes 2 Free Adults)

Discovery DEMO

30 Minute Demonstration

$7 Per Student Plus

$50 1-49 Students

Additional Demos +$40

Grade Levels

Grasshopper Dissection

Please note that this class is 1 1/2 hours and to ensure a great learning experience the class is limited to 20 students per class.

Students will compare and contrast class insect and arachnids. Students will learn about scientific naming and classification. Students will dissect preserved grasshoppers in small groups. (Requires advanced notice to order grasshoppers.)

N/A

4th - 8th

Fantastic Flight

Please note that this class is 1 1/2 hours and to ensure a great learning experience the class is limited to 20 students per class.

Straight from NASA to your students! Learn about how things fly, NASA's new mission to space and the principles of flight. Build stomp rockets, gliders, and test out flight designs in our brand new vertical wind tunnel. Students will get to take their designs home!